
HALF OF BUCKET RETURNED TO MEMBERS
Aug 01, 2024 -
Brothers and Sisters, It was another great turnout with a full house at the General Membership Meeting on July 26th, where we honored the new Lifetime Members who received their Gold Cards, and I reported on the State... 
The Truth About the Butch Lewis Act
Feb 20, 2020 -
Over the past couple of months, you should have received information about yet another attack on our pension fund. These postcards, phone calls, and emails from the union urged members to contact their senators to voice their disapproval of... 
House of Representatives to Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act
Feb 05, 2020 -
In the coming weeks, the United States House of Representative is expected to pass the most labor-friendly legislation to have come through in many years – the PRO Act. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) indicated that the Protecting... 
After Illinois Ban on Local “Right-to-Work” Laws, Supreme Court Boots Union Busters
Jun 10, 2019 -
This morning, the United States Supreme Court ordered dismissal of an Illinois case that union-busters hoped to use to allow local governments to pass “right-to-work” laws across the nation. Local 150 and three other unions filed... 
Under New Leadership, Labor Board Shifts Preference to Employers
May 02, 2018 -
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal agency with the power to protect employees' right to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative. The agency can also prevent and remedy unfair... 
TODAY IS MAY DAY!
Apr 30, 2018 -
May Day is a day to celebrate the working class and recall the many decades of struggle for workers’ rights. A struggle which, as unions know, has not ceased. Around the world, May Day has come to be known... 
Training Season Ready: Extended Night Training and New Classes at the William E. Dugan Training Center
Dec 04, 2017 -
Coordinator Brian Roland and the staff at the Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program (ASIP) are always looking for ways to make the Training Center as accessible and accommodating as possible for members learning new skills and brushing up on... 
Indiana Announces 5-Year, $4.7 Billion Road Plan
Jul 27, 2017 -
The efforts of the Fight Back Fund have paid off enormously in Indiana where Governor Eric Holcomb recently announced a five-year, $4.7 billion road maintenance and construction plan. In support of a new infrastructure plan, the Fight Back Fund’s ran... 
Elk Grove Village Board Members Bounced From Pension Fund
Jul 27, 2017 -
On Tuesday, July 18, 2017, the Elk Grove Village Board voted on a resolution that no longer qualifies village trustees for one of the largest taxpayer-funded public employee pension systems in the state, the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF). In...